Better story teller than Edmund Fitzgerald?

Jim Croce was a good storyteller/songwriter.

Bad Bad Leroy Brown

You Don't Mess Around With Jim

Great post Erik!  I don’t think anything surpasses Lightfoot’s Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.  But Knopfler’s Sailing to Philadelphia gets a special mention. 

OK - so here is a quick note.  I happen to be a resident of Ohio when the Kent State incident occurred - with the Ohio National Guard. Still remember the bullet holes from the REAL bullets being used in that era. Rubber bullets were not issued.  This happened during my Wrestling workouts.  Secondly, I was a wiper/steward/chef help with my Merchant Marines Card issued to work on the  Great lakes specifically Lake Erie, Cleveland Boy.  I was slated to board the Ore Boat  my number was available - BUT played college soccer and had to go back to school.  The truth be told thought the boat could get a last run before the storms - need I say more.

Generally not a fan of post-Gabriel Genesis, but Driving the Last Spike is another that comes to mind 

As a fan of Civil War History, I greatly appreciate bdp24’s songs of the  South by Randy Newman. Will have to check them out